Purchasing Officer - Inflight Catering

About the role

Qatar Aircraft Catering Company (QACC), which provides inflight catering and support services for Qatar Airways, is looking for a Purchasing Officer to join its Procurement & Planning team in Doha. The role sources and procures food products, consumables, packaging materials and operational supplies, ensuring cost efficiency, regulatory compliance and continuity of supply.

Key responsibilities

• Sourcing and procuring food ingredients, beverages, packaging and catering supplies in line with operational requirements.
• Building a reliable supplier base: identifying new vendors, negotiating pricing, contracts and payment terms.
• Coordinating with local and international suppliers for timely delivery, order changes and urgent needs driven by flight operations.
• Aligning material requirements with demand forecasts with planning, production and logistics teams to keep inventory balanced.
• Ensuring compliance with HACCP, FSSC 22000, GSO, Halal and other food safety and airline requirements.
• Evaluating supplier performance on quality, delivery, compliance and reliability, and resolving disputes over claims, payments and discrepancies.
• Managing procurement and shipping documents (Bills of Lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates) for customs and regulatory compliance.
• Maintaining item master data, supplier records and purchase orders in the ERP system, and supporting RFQs with product specifications and commercial evaluations.
• Keeping accurate procurement records for audit, compliance and reporting, and supporting Business Continuity Planning.
• Resolving supplier and internal disputes, mentoring junior team members, and sourcing environmentally responsible materials.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, procurement, business administration, logistics or a related field.
• 2-5 years of procurement experience, preferably in airline catering, food production, hospitality or FMCG.
• Experience in supplier negotiations, commercial evaluations and contract management.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment; Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Communication and stakeholder management skills.